He was born on 18 May 1835 near
Shorne, County Kent, the only son of
Sir Charles Fitzroy Maclean, 9th Baronet, the 25th
Chief of Clan Maclean. He started his military career as a
cornet at the
7th Dragoon Guards. On 12 October 1852, he was promoted to lieutenant of the
13th Light Dragoons. Sir Fitzroy married Constance Marianne Ackers (c. 1840–1920) on 17 January 1872. She was the younger daughter of George Holland Ackers, the
High Sheriff of Cheshire. Their children were: • Major Hector Fitzroy Maclean (17 Feb 1873 – 25 July 1932), the father of
Sir Charles Hector Fitzroy Maclean, 11th Baronet. He married Winifred Joan Wilding, the daughter of J. H. Wilding, on 3 September 1907. Died at the age of 59. On 24 June 1904, he was knighted in the same order (KCB), and in December 1910, was appointed a
deputy lieutenant of
Kent. He bought
Duart Castle in September 1911 and restored it. On his 100th birthday he planted a
rowan tree in the castle grounds to ward off evil spirits. He lived to be 101 years old. On his death on 22 November 1936 his title went to his grandson,
Sir Charles Hector Fitzroy Maclean, 11th Baronet, who became the 27th Clan Chief. He was Grand President of the Clan Gillean Association, honorary president of the Mull and Iona Association, vice-president and formerly president of the
Highland Society of London. He was appointed a deputy lieutenant for
Argyllshire in 1932. ==Heraldry==